Democratic (constitutionalist) President Buchanan vetoes the Homestead Act of 1860, which would have opened up indigenous American lands to settlers of European descent: “[T]he facts raises the question whether Congress, under the Constitution, has the power to give away the public lands either to States or individuals.”
[restored 3/5/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 3]
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Article I, Section 8 [Clause 18]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 150.
James Buchanan: Veto Message
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